Senior Staff Software Engineer – Delta

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential data infrastructure organization seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their Delta team in London. This role focuses on core write-path operations for a leading open-source storage layer, delivering industry-leading performance at massive scale. You'll work on systems processing exabytes of data daily, building next-generation platforms that handle high QPS, low latency requirements while proactively addressing future growth challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems for large-scale distributed data platforms
• Perform low-level systems debugging, performance measurement, and optimization on large production clusters
• Lead architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership of new technical projects
• Introduce tools to enable greater automation and operability of services at scale
• Prevent and investigate production issues using deep technical experience
• Plan and lead complex technical projects involving multiple teams
• Provide technical leadership as a team lead, mentoring engineers, leading sprint planning, and delegating assignments
• Drive performance innovations and contribute to open source efforts in the data infrastructure space

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures with proven real-world application
• Comfortable working towards multi-year technical visions with incremental deliverables
• Motivated by delivering customer value and measurable impact
• Experience driving company-wide initiatives that improve customer satisfaction
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and improve team coding practices and system designs

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Pay

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